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Barking Mad About Films, TV, and Books

One man and his dog; both barking mad about films, TV, and books

Did Transformers: Bumblebee leaves us with Glee?

January 19, 2019 by Bill Leave a Comment

Chihuahua with Bumblebee the Transformer

  We have seen 4 of the 5 previous Transformers movies, A question we still ask is why had we seen 4, as we have not really enjoyed any of them, the 5th maybe fatigue set in, as, like myself, not many people saw it, so given the previous films had taken billions (in fact 2 took over billion on their own) at the box office, it was reboot time. The studio chose a … [Read more...]

Was it worth a visit to see Steve Carell in Marwen ?

January 11, 2019 by Bill Leave a Comment

Chihuahua with Marwencol book

When we first saw a trailer for Welcome to Marwen from director Robert Zemeckis starring Steve Carell as a plastic doll we were intrigued, but to then find there was a lot more to it we were sold. The Film is based on a documentary and book called Marwencol from Mark Hogancamp, the character Steve plays in the film. Welcome to Marwen is based on the true story of how … [Read more...]

How Fantastic is the Fantastic Beasts sequel?

December 11, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

BMAF Bill with a Niffler using the Snapchat filter

Synopsis: Following the events of the first film, Grindelwald has escaped and Seeks to abolish the laws that conceal wizards from muggles. Albus Dumbledore turns to former student Newt Scamander to help stop this ever happening. Director: David Yates Writer: J. K. Rowling based on her characters Stars: Eddie Redmayne; Johnny Depp; Katherine Waterston; Dan Fogler; … [Read more...]

We head into the Spiders Web with Claire Foy

November 27, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

Synopsis:  A program that gives control of all the nuclear codes created by a computer programmer, Frans Balder, for the NSA is requested to be taken by Lisbeth Salander as now considered by its creator as too dangerous to exist, in case it ever ended up in enemy hands. Upon getting the program, Lisbeth finds this program is wanted by rivals, looking to sell it for a … [Read more...]

BMAF Get ‘Grinchy’ Ahead of the Festive Season

November 16, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

We at BMAF would say our favourite book by the incredibly talented Dr.Seuss has to be How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Luckily for us, when adapted it has done rather well, we shall not mention the horror that was the live-action Cat in the Hat movie with Mike Myers! The Ron Howard directed version of The Grinch, with Jim Carrey as the grumpy old green creature,  is … [Read more...]

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